Greg's post (by proxy) - Going Old School

Mahjong  What crazy, clacky fun.  Heather dominates!

Mancala  To the Jennifer go the spoils, but Greg played well too.

Team Jennifer

All three games for this particular weekend were played as team games, either two-on-two or everyone versus the board.

Jennifer played Lord of the Rings for the first time and did splendidly.  Since it was a first time for her and since it had been several years for the rest of us, we started with the easy version and put Sauron at spot 15 on the corruption line.  We struggled at first with some harsh going in the mines.  Then things evened out at Helm's Deep and in Shelob's Lair, and we picked up some momentum to destroy the ring with 65 points.  Jennifer picked up her first Lord of the Rings victory unscathed and she picked up a win with the rest of the group.

The next game was a GK Rhinos favorite, Lost Cities.  We play the four-person team variant that requires some extra cards from a second deck.  We traditional play this as guys versus girls.  In short, during the first hand the guys couldn't get much; for the second hand they loaded on some good stuff; and for the third hand the girls said ba-bye and stomped their way to a big finish.  Jennifer picked up her second team win of the weekend with Heather as her partner.

The final game of the weeknd was Magic: The Gathering, which was another new one for Jennifer.  Did that matter?  No.  This time it was family versus family.  We only used one deck per family since we didn't have enough time to teach Jennifer to handle her own deck for a three-game match.  Greg and Jennifer used one of Greg's Time Spiral decks.  Bob and Heather used a custom Red and White deck.  Greg and Jennifer played their hands beautifully and Bob and Heather dug and dug and dug for land cards, never seeming to find enough.  Jennifer picked up her third team victory of the weekend, this time with her hubby.

Well done, Jennifer!

Written by Bob

Jennifer's post (by proxy)

The Great Dalmuti Staying on top is the goal.  Bob clawed his way up.

Guesstures The men made a valiant effort, but they were schooled by the women.

Guillotine  Just when we all thought we were getting a head (ha, ha), Greg won by a nose.

Hearts  It was very sad for those who lost at hearts, but Heather had the sweetest heart of the night.

Hit the Deck Uno meets Slap Jack.  It didn't go over too well.  Still, Bob hit it big.

Le Havre A wonderful, meaty game.  I'm on a boat.  But Greg won.

Heather's Food Blog (by proxy)

{We had some delicious food this particular weekend, which Heather might tell us about at some point.}

Farkle  In the end Greg and Jennifer were vying for the title.  There was cut-throat action involved.

The Farming Game  The womenfolk were sharing farm equipment, so the menfolk did the same.  There were many head of cattle involved.

Five Crowns  There were points involved.

Fluxx  There was food involved.

Galaxy Trucker  Bob and Heather opened this game earlier and had a practice game to learn it.  Although they tried to pass on to Greg and Jennifer what they had gleaned, Bob and Heather had an unrealistic advantage since speed and planning are part of the game.  There was carnage involved.

The Game of Life  Using the newer reprinting we were able to enjoy(?) buying multiple houses and partaking in multiple careers.  There were numerous speeding tickets involved.